7/23/15 150 Days of Prayer – Day 67

Heavenly Father, thank You for the opportunity to study your Word. Whether it be in public worship, bible study fellowship, daily family devotions, and daily private study. Forgive us for the times when we worshiped or prayed thoughtlessly or mechanically. Please richly bless my prayer life. Move me to come to You with troubles and sins. Then You will receive honor and I will be happy. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ who Himself spent many a night in prayer. Amen.

Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, Ph.D., parish nurse at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Rathdrum, Idaho, will present helpful information on the current understanding of how heart attacks and strokes develop and the connection with dementia during the February video lecture for parish nurses.

The LCMS Recognized Service Organizations newsletter for First Quarter 2018 features the Wollaston Senior Center in Quincy, Mass. This organization continues to bless and serve Asian senior citizens and their families.

In the December 2017 issue of StewardCAST, LCMS Stewardship Ministry talks about how pastors and the church are called to deal with the scars of the failed stewardship of Christian stewards. Both Law and Gospel should be applied in these situations.

The First Quarter 2018 newsletter from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces shares insight about the meaning of the Latin phrase Sola Scriptura (“Scripture Alone”) and how it can be applied to our lives when we are facing joys and challenges.

Listen to Worldwide KFUO’s December’s Free to be Faithful® program as moderator Kip Allen and guest Tim Goeglein, vice president of external relations for Focus on the Family, discussed the implications of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision, developments concerning transgenders in the military and other religious freedom lawsuits.

This issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ discusses the importance of the servant leadership role of the pastor in a rural and small-town congregation. The newsletter also includes practical suggestions for how pastors can use the talents and abilities that God has given them to influence the individuals and groups they shepherd.